> Do you just hit people up and add them
Yes and No. Yes, you reach out to people that are not in your network, and that have never met you. No, it helps if you connect with a message tailored to that person that makes the connection of where your professional interests overlap.
> How would one start?
I actually wrote an article about this when everyone went into lockdown:
> How would one start? I actually wrote an article about this when everyone went into lockdown:
https://medium.com/skill-strong/how-to-network-on-linkedin-w...